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This is a feature series we are calling “Did You Know.” The project is designed to highlight university excellence and points of pride through storytelling and data. Our goal is to keep university stakeholders informed about the university's key role in changing lives and shaping the state's economy. These vignettes and personal stories illustrate the university's many successes and the vital and profound impact it has on graduates and all Alaskans.

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Did you know that the University of Alaska System's three universities, UAA, UAF and UAS, are contributing to the development of rare earth minerals and Alaska's mining workforce?

June 24, 2021

Hard-to-extract rare minerals are used in many technological devices including computers and cell phones, in other power sources such as batteries and fluorescent lighting, and are critical to defense and healthcare industries.
Did you know that a UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences alum is now serving a critical role in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Fisheries Science Center?

June 05, 2021

Dr. Robert Foy earned his Master in Science in Fisheries and Ph.D. in Oceanography from the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and later held a faculty position with the college before joining NOAA.
Did you know that a recent University of Alaska Southeast graduate in elementary education is using place-based training to bring nature into her classroom?

March 30, 2021

Amanda Friendshuh completed her Bachelor of Arts in elementary education at UAS in May 2020 and immediately was hired to teach third grade at Chapman Elementary and Middle School in Anchor Point, Alaska while also participating in UAS' reading specialist master's program.
Did you know that since 2011, the number of female students entering the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Engineering and Mines has increased by 10 percent?

March 30, 2021

Dylan Baffrey (UAF '18) is one of the proud alumna of the University of Alaska Fairbanks civil engineering program and is now employed by the multinational engineering firm Tetra Tech as a civil engineer.
Did you know a University of Alaska Anchorage alumna now leads the only statewide cultural organization dedicated to advancing all Alaska Native cultures and traditions?

March 30, 2021

Emily Edenshaw [UAA '12], is President and CEO of the Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC), which was recently named one of "America's Cultural Treasures," a national initiative from the Ford Foundation.
Did you know about a UAS partnership with the Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research Network that educates high school students about the interconnection between environmental and human health?

March 16, 2021

The Rural Alaska Students in One-Health Research [RASOR] program connects students with community mentors who assist them with research projects.
Did you know that the UAA Seawolf Debate team has ranked second-highest in the country within the last four years?

March 15, 2021

The ranking is based on its cumulative success at the last five World Championships.
Did you know Desiré Shepler (UAA '10) used her public health skills learned at UAA's College of Health to lead multiple behavioral health organizations in Alaska?

March 10, 2021

Learn more about her amazing career as part of a deep dive into UAA's College of Health in this video featured during the February 2021 Board of Regents meeting.
Did you know a thriving local patisserie in Anchorage is run by two University of Alaska alums?

January 30, 2021

Sweet Caribou is owned by James Strong, an undergraduate and graduate alum of UAA and UAF.
Did you know that the New York Times recognized a podcast created by a University of Alaska Fairbanks journalism professor as one of the best winter podcasts of the year?

January 30, 2021

UAF Communications & Journalism Professor Rob Prince created Dark Winter Nights in 2014 with the goal of creating a platform for sharing unique tales of life in Alaska.